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Understanding Project Scope: Importance and Process
Defining the project scope is one of the most critical concepts in project management. It serves as your project definition – it is the whole point behind why the project is being done. Whether you’re managing a small team project or a complex enterprise one, getting the scope right is essential to stay on track,…
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Key Roles in Project Management Explained
There can be quite a few roles on a project. However, this post will focus on the ones that you will see on most projects. It is important that each person involved in a project understands their role and responsibility to the team. Otherwise a lot of time can be lost while you backtrack to…
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Essential Phases of the Project Lifecycle
Overview The project lifecycle refers to the sequence of phases that a project goes through from start to finish. These phases help organize and manage the work needed to achieve the project’s goals. Initiation Phase The Initiation Phase is where a project begins. Here, the project’s purpose, goals, and feasibility are established. Key activities include:…
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Essential Project Management Terms Explained
We are going to look at some key foundational terms which will be used in future posts. If you do any amount of project management, I guarantee that you will hear these on the job as well. Project Phases In general, projects have a series of phases that they must go through called the Project…
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Example Scope Statement
The following is an example of a project scope statement. This could be used as an input to a project plan. Feel free to copy the text and use it in your next project. Example Scope Statement: Website Redesign Project Project Name: XYZ Company Website Redesign Project Objectives: Deliverables: Exclusions: Milestones: Key Constraints: Approval Requirements:All major…
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Waterfall vs. Other Project Management Methods
A project management methodology is a set of principals that guide how you do your work. If you look at various methodologies, you’ll see that they all do the same thing in similar ways. They are intended to give you a plan to follow to help you get the project done. This post is the…
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What is Project Management?
The Project Management Institute (PMI) gives us a really good definition of project management, so let’s start with that. Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. It’s the practice of planning, organizing, and executing the tasks needed to turn a brilliant idea into a…
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What is a project?
So now that you have a better understanding of what project management is, what is a project? First, it is important to understand the difference between operational work and project work. Okay – operational work is maintaining the business. So a project, then is temporary. It is intended to bring about change in an organization.…
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